Orange County   1999--2009

TOTALS FOR ALL ROUTES

For each year, the right-hand numbers are the numbers of routes on which each species was recorded
(total number of routes = 12).

This list includes some species probably nesting in Orange County but not yet recorded on any route.

All-time highs in 2009:   Rock Pigeon (common pigeon), Eastern Bluebird, American Robin

Near all-time highs in 2009:   Brown Thrasher

All-time lows in 2009 (bold face indicates all-time low for the second year in a row):   Canada Goose, Northern Bobwhite,
Eastern Wood-Pewee, Red-eyed Vireo, Wood Thrush, Pine Warbler, Ovenbird, Common Yellowthroat, Blue Grosbeak, Red-winged Blackbird,
American Goldfinch, House Sparrow

Near all-time lows in 2009:   Fish Crow, Tufted Titmouse, Chipping Sparrow, Brown-headed Cowbird

Recovered from lows last year:   European Starling

Last updated:   20 September 2009

ABBREV SPECIES 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
DCCO Double-crested Cormorant - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
GBHE Great Blue Heron 2 2 4 3 1 1 2 1 2 1 2 2 1 1 5 4 10 5 1 1 4 2
GRHE Green Heron 4 3 3 3 2 2 1 1 - - 2 2 1 1 2 1 1 1 - - 3 2
GLIB Glossy Ibis - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 1 - -
BLVU Black Vulture 1 1 7 4 4 2 21 2 2 1 4 3 9 2 3 2 20 2 4 1 9 4
TUVU Turkey Vulture 3 3 11 2 4 3 17 4 9 2 14 4 4 2 3 2 12 2 4 1 6 3
CAGO Canada Goose 77 9 143 3 172 7 58 4 64 6 139 5 109 8 46 7 35 6 81 6 24 7
WODU Wood Duck - - - - - - - - 3 2 - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1
MALL Mallard 4 1 10 2 7 2 2 1 3 1 1 1 - - - - 1 1 2 1 2 1
SSHA Sharp-shinned Hawk - - - - - - - - 1 1 - - - - 1 1 - - - - - -
COHA Cooper's Hawk 2 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 1 - - - -
acsp Accipiter species - - - - - - - - - - 1 1 - - - - - - - - - -
RSHA Red-shouldered Hawk 7 4 4 3 6 4 5 3 9 4 2 2 2 2 8 5 6 3 7 5 6 4
BWHA Broad-winged Hawk - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
RTHA Red-tailed Hawk 4 2 2 2 5 3 4 4 3 2 2 2 5 5 2 2 3 2 1 1 1 1
WITU Wild Turkey - - 1 1 1 1 3 2 - - - - - - 2 1 2 2 3 2 2 2
NOBO Northern Bobwhite 7 6 8 5 8 5 8 4 1 1 6 3 7 3 1 1 7 3 4 3 - -
KILL Killdeer 16 7 16 6 5 5 7 4 8 3 13 5 6 1 15 2 5 2 10 5 8 3
ROPI Rock Pigeon - - 2 1 21 3 7 3 26 3 39 4 15 3 61 5 9 3 43 4 45 3
MODO Mourning Dove 229 12 183 12 180 12 223 12 155 11 211 12 169 12 198 11 176 12 208 12 199 12
YBCU Yellow-billed Cuckoo 5 3 4 3 8 6 2 2 5 4 26 9 12 7 46 5 9 5 4 2 8 5
EASO Eastern Screech-Owl - - - - - - - - 1 1 - - - - - - - - - - - -
GHOW Great Horned Owl - - - - - - 2 1 1 1 - - - - - - - - - - - -
BAOW Barred Owl 3 3 1 1 3 3 1 1 3 1 8 3 - - 1 1 3 2 1 1 3 2
CONI Common Nighthawk - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
CWWI Chuck-will's-widow 1 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
WPWI Whip-poor-will 1 1 5 1 3 2 5 2 2 2 - - 2 1 2 2 - - 3 2 1 1
CHSW Chimney Swift 59 10 46 10 65 12 66 11 70 10 72 11 66 10 28 8 19 5 34 10 44 9
RTHU Ruby-throated Hummingbird - - 2 2 - - 7 3 7 4 5 4 10 4 4 3 2 2 2 1 1 1
BEKI Belted Kingfisher - - - - - - - - 1 1 - - - - 1 1 - - - - 1 1
RHWO Red-headed Woodpecker - - - - 1 1 - - - - 1 1 - - - - - - - - - -
RBWO Red-bellied Woodpecker 73 12 55 12 60 12 70 12 58 12 85 12 74 12 69 11 66 12 78 12 77 11
DOWO Downy Woodpecker 22 9 11 5 16 7 20 9 17 8 11 6 8 5 30 11 13 6 15 5 11 4
HAWO Hairy Woodpecker 4 3 - - 1 1 3 3 1 1 1 1 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 1
NOFL Northern Flicker 7 3 - - 3 1 7 3 2 2 7 5 4 4 4 3 - - 3 2 1 1
PIWO Pileated Woodpecker 1 1 3 1 3 1 1 1 - - 2 2 - - 4 3 5 3 3 2 2 2
EAWP Eastern Wood-Pewee 40 11 36 11 41 11 36 11 34 9 34 10 36 9 28 10 19 8 19 8 15 9
ACFL Acadian Flycatcher 5 4 3 3 5 2 5 5 3 3 5 4 7 4 9 5 4 4 7 4 6 6
WIFL Willow Flycatcher - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
EAPH Eastern Phoebe 32 8 7 5 13 8 9 5 17 9 13 7 13 9 17 8 22 8 16 8 16 8
GCFL Great Crested Flycatcher 16 7 9 6 18 11 9 6 11 7 17 9 18 9 12 6 16 9 12 7 14 7
EAKI Eastern Kingbird 10 4 9 3 11 7 7 4 7 3 3 3 9 5 4 3 5 3 3 3 4 2
LOSH Loggerhead Shrike - - - - 3 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
WEVI White-eyed Vireo 3 2 3 3 3 2 4 3 7 5 1 1 2 2 6 5 9 6 7 4 4 2
YTVI Yellow-throated Vireo - - - - - - - - - - 8 6 7 5 5 5 6 5 8 6 5 4
BHVI Blue-headed Vireo 2 2 2 2 4 4 3 2 9 6 - - - - - - - - - - - -
WAVI Warbling Vireo - - 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - -
REVI Red-eyed Vireo 120 12 107 11 107 12 104 12 104 12 86 12 79 11 83 12 94 12 78 12 70 12
BLJA Blue Jay 45 11 35 9 61 12 57 12 48 11 45 11 47 12 44 11 50 11 47 10 40 10
AMCR American Crow 274 11 304 12 331 12 307 12 273 12 235 12 262 12 285 12 305 12 315 12 263 12
FICR Fish Crow 5 3 10 3 7 3 2 2 5 3 1 1 4 1 1 1 4 3 8 3 1 1
PUMA Purple Martin - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 - - 2 2 7 2
NRWS Northern Rough-winged Swallow 2 1 - - 12 2 6 2 2 1 9 4 5 3 2 2 3 3 4 3 6 2
CLSW Cliff Swallow - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 - - 1 1 - - - - - -
BARS Barn Swallow 48 6 35 6 64 7 34 5 31 4 65 8 35 7 47 5 21 6 30 6 39 2
CACH Carolina Chickadee 109 11 72 11 73 10 67 10 67 11 69 10 61 11 65 9 44 10 69 10 55 8
TUTI Tufted Titmouse 159 12 155 12 165 12 137 12 149 12 170 12 122 12 141 12 108 12 166 12 114 12
WBNU White-breasted Nuthatch 16 8 20 8 18 8 6 3 16 6 15 8 16 6 17 8 14 7 15 8 12 7
BHNU Brown-headed Nuthatch 6 4 8 4 22 5 9 5 2 2 21 6 7 4 2 1 6 3 12 5 4 3
CARW Carolina Wren 186 12 133 12 147 12 138 12 179 12 178 12 174 12 246 12 214 12 172 12 200 12
HOWR House Wren 3 2 7 1 5 2 8 3 7 1 5 2 8 3 10 1 9 3 8 3 6 2
BGGN Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 68 11 37 10 50 10 31 9 51 7 76 9 48 9 53 9 54 9 49 7 48 8
EABL Eastern Bluebird 89 12 102 12 101 11 81 11 90 12 76 11 110 12 105 12 108 12 107 12 120 12
WOTH Wood Thrush 79 12 74 12 90 11 73 12 72 12 61 11 62 12 46 11 66 11 44 11 38 9
AMRO American Robin 73 11 68 10 66 10 88 12 78 11 43 9 63 12 64 9 81 10 72 12 93 11
GRCA Gray Catbird 18 7 11 3 12 4 7 4 10 4 10 4 9 6 10 5 5 2 15 5 11 4
NOMO Northern Mockingbird 92 1 78 12 94 12 132 12 88 12 94 12 81 12 88 10 95 12 110 12 82 12
BRTH Brown Thrasher 16 8 23 8 16 10 22 9 9 6 33 11 21 10 25 9 16 8 14 7 29 10
EUST European Starling 156 11 73 11 109 12 114 10 147 8 94 10 90 11 88 8 60 9 33 9 51 9
CEDW Cedar Waxwing - - - - 8 2 4 1 2 1 8 3 13 2 7 2 - - - - - -
NOPA Northern Parula 1 1 2 2 7 4 - - 2 1 2 2 3 2 1 1 5 3 4 4 5 3
YEWA Yellow Warbler - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 1 - - - -
YTWA Yellow-throated Warbler 2 2 1 1 3 2 4 2 2 1 1 1 2 2 3 2 3 2 2 2 1 1
PIWA Pine Warbler 94 10 99 12 77 11 70 11 42 8 56 11 37 9 59 9 50 11 49 7 33 10
PRAW Prairie Warbler 4 2 9 4 11 7 9 4 5 2 5 3 3 3 10 5 7 4 6 3 4 2
BAWW Black-and-white Warbler - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 1 - - - - - -
AMRE American Redstart - - - - - - 1 1 - - 8 1 - - - - - - - - - -
PROW Prothonotary Warbler - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 1
OVEN Ovenbird 29 9 16 7 26 8 15 8 13 5 16 6 23 7 12 7 11 6 16 8 9 5
LOWA Louisiana Waterthrush 1 1 - - - - - - 1 1 - - - - - - - - 1 1 - -
NOWA Northern Waterthrush 1 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 1 - - - - - -
KEWA Kentucky Warbler - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
COYE Common Yellowthroat 21 6 18 8 19 8 25 9 32 8 30 7 22 8 13 5 20 8 14 7 13 4
HOWA Hooded Warbler - - 1 1 3 3 5 4 5 4 4 2 2 2 1 1 4 2 1 1 3 2
YBCH Yellow-breasted Chat 10 6 13 8 15 6 18 7 12 5 15 7 19 9 23 8 26 10 29 10 24 8
SUTA Summer Tanager 16 7 17 9 17 9 15 6 23 9 25 11 24 10 16 8 15 8 23 11 18 9
SCTA Scarlet Tanager 6 5 3 3 9 6 5 3 8 4 5 5 9 7 15 10 9 5 6 4 5 3
EATO Eastern Towhee 55 11 52 12 60 12 90 12 95 11 92 12 98 12 111 12 85 11 101 12 85 11
CHSP Chipping Sparrow 103 11 94 11 90 12 95 11 88 11 118 10 127 11 82 10 100 11 98 11 84 10
FISP Field Sparrow 37 11 14 8 16 7 25 8 14 6 35 8 17 5 18 6 18 6 21 5 13 3
GRSP Grasshopper Sparrow 9 4 8 3 8 4 6 3 8 2 12 4 12 3 2 1 5 3 7 3 7 2
SOSP Song Sparrow 1 1 1 1 - - 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 - - - - - -
NOCA Northern Cardinal 299 12 268 12 308 12 306 12 321 11 289 12 326 12 365 12 325 12 327 12 289 12
BLGR Blue Grosbeak 34 11 30 9 37 11 30 9 37 10 40 10 32 10 37 8 32 9 33 12 23 6
INBU Indigo Bunting 130 12 133 12 135 12 97 12 130 12 108 12 117 12 108 12 85 12 88 12 76 12
DICK Dickcissel - - - - 1 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
RWBL Red-winged Blackbird 40 11 23 7 11 5 24 9 18 7 18 4 46 9 18 7 20 5 17 5 7 4
EAME Eastern Meadowlark 75 10 34 11 36 10 25 9 20 4 41 9 34 8 41 9 29 7 41 10 40 9
COGR Common Grackle 222 12 111 12 92 10 110 10 94 9 100 9 125 10 99 11 90 9 92 10 92 10
BHCO Brown-headed Cowbird 20 7 23 7 28 7 25 8 25 8 32 9 30 9 35 10 18 8 26 9 18 5
OROR Orchard Oriole 4 4 5 4 4 3 7 4 7 4 8 4 14 3 6 3 8 3 6 4 7 4
BAOR Baltimore Oriole 1 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
HOFI House Finch 48 10 28 6 30 8 36 9 38 8 39 9 42 9 50 11 40 9 69 9 41 7
AMGO American Goldfinch 76 12 66 9 81 12 107 12 78 - 63 10 63 12 97 12 55 11 58 10 35 6
HOSP House Sparrow 26 6 13 4 7 4 19 5 17 3 10 4 17 2 6 2 5 2 7 2 1 1